Soviet Army

(MENAFN - The Conversation) Decades after the fall of the communist regimes in Eastern Europe, Soviet World War II monuments continue to arouse significant controversy in many former Eastern Bloc countries where they are either being dismantled by law or vandalised by activists.

Celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, the Alexandrov Ensemble, the official army choir of the Russian Armed Forces, will perform at Istanbul’s Cemal Reşit Rey (CRR) Concert Hall on March 5 and 6.

The Alexandrov Ensemble, commonly known in the West as the Red Army Choir, will be performing at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Athens and the Nick Gallis Hall in Thessaloniki on December 4 and 5 respectively.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has asked that Tarkan's "Şıkıdım" song be played in concerts in Moscow and Istanbul to commemorate the Red Army Choir, daily Habertürk has reported. 

The Turkish ENBE Orchestra started preparations for concerts which will be held in Moscow and Istanbul to commemorate 64 Red Army Choir members who were killed in a plane crash on Dec. 25, 2016.

BELGRADE - The choir and orchestra of the Russian Black Sea Fleet will perform a charity concert at Belgrade's Sava Centre late Monday, with proceeds to go to a special bank account set up to help repair the damage caused by floods in Serbia, the Russian embassy in Serbia and Sava Centre - the organisers of the concert - have announced.